blame
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And while that is true to some degree, the curious viewer can’t shoulder the blame for the film’s shortcomings.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
But there’s a lot of blame and shame around people who are poor and/or in debt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
“We’ve had two tough years of injuries, and I’m not trying to blame anything on that,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
There were claims he was to blame for the murders in some way.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
It was plain that they did not understand, and who could blame them?
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
“We also have a culture that blames parents for everything.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
She likens the current situation to a farmer having a bull in a field which escapes and causes destruction – and the farmer blames the bull.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Director Matson now blames me for his ostrich troubles and his conflict of interest troubles,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
As for the director of “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” John Boorman, he blames the viewers: “It was a mistake in terms of the audience,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Perhaps she’s embarrassed about sliding down the stair rail and blames me for encouraging her.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
And while GM Brandon Gomes publicly blamed the “ebbs and flows” of a season and not knee inflammation or biceps tightness, Ohtani waved wildly at pitches and piled up 22 strikeouts in 14 games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
He blamed his croaky impersonation on a lingering "fresher's flu".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In 2022, the stock market hit a bump, which was largely blamed on interest-rate hikes, slumping bonds and energy shocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
But what surprised me wasn’t the economic pessimism itself—it was how specific the frustration had become, and who people blamed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Several blamed the councillors, although it wasn’t exactly clear what they’d done wrong.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
European countries are also blaming Russia for suspicious incidents on their territory.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But when he posted on Reddit about his experience, he got a different response from Bilt about the source of the problem, blaming a different banking partner.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Many consumers are blaming data centers, though the industry says it isn’t solely to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Signs quickly piled up at his roadside memorial blaming Bustillos for the chain of events and telling other drivers to slow down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
“We’re not blaming anyone. What my partner was trying to say is that it’s just not that simple.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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